Ecuador Days 62 and 63

Saturday, February 18-
The day was another slow one. Flor and I spent the morning at home and then went to the park in the afternoon with Terry and her little guy Geovanny and the Schinnerers. Do you think the Schinnerers are getting sick of us yet? :) Flor got to jump on a trampoline at the park (50 cents- well worth it).  She loves to bounce on her knees on trampolines, so that was fun for her. I was busy talking to the other women when the trampoline guy came over and said, "umm... is that your daughter? She is sleeping." Sure enough, Flor had plum had enough and was laying down on the trampoline, never mind that the other children continued to jump, causing her whole body to bounce up and down with them. Needless to say, trampoline time was then over for her.

After Terry and Geovanny left to return to their apartment, Robin and I walked across the street to the Supermaxi to get more minutes on our phones (yes- AGAIN) and I also needed conditioner. The man who checked us out spoke perfect English. It was almost weird for me to actually be able to converse with someone in a store normally. I think getting home is going to be almost a reverse culture shock. I'm looking forward to it.

And...that sums up the excitement from yesterday! Wahoo. I got to talk to my mom and the kids for a while, which is always nice. They went bowling yesterday. Apparently Hallie is having a really great time with Sadie. I can only imagine.

Here are a few pictures my mom sent me and then some from our day here.

I don't think her face accurately shows how she was really feeling.

Helping my mom make red velvet brownies. Lucky.

Cute grand-girls, minus Flor. Hallie, Brooklyn, and Sadie.

Cute girl on the trampoline.

Getting a little nap in on the ball.

Such a cutie. We got these cute hats at the artesian for $2.50. Gotta love that. Flor liked it (for a while). 

Sunday, February 19-
Well today was another typical Sunday. Flor and I went to church this morning. She was on much better behavior this week, which is always good. I really, really enjoyed Sunday School (the English part, remember). The small group seems to foster really good discussions. I learned things and felt that the discussion was particularly helpful to me. It was one of those situations where I didn't really even know I needed the extra spiritual boost, but came away feeling so much better.

The rest of the day has been spent hanging out here at the house. We had a really delicious dinner, prepared by one of the OSSO girls (they take turns cooking on Sundays). She made taco soup, which generally isn't even one of my favorites, but today for some reason it tasted really delicious (okay let's be honest, she had shredded cheddar cheese from the US to go on top. That's why I loved it.No need to discuss my obsession with cheddar cheese right now.) She also had corn bread, salad, and lemon bars. Best meal I have had in a while.

I got to Skype with the kids and my mom again this evening, which was really great, other than the fact that Hallie wouldn't say much to me. She is too busy and having too much fun. Jace, on the other hand, grinned and said "hola, hola!" I miss that stink. Poppy (Dave- my mom's husband) also taught him to regular crawl. Hmmmm...not that we haven't tried that before! But, I guess all the floors are concrete here and not as conducive to comfortable crawling. He has been army crawling for a long time, but Dave taught him to crawl on his hands and knees in one day. Way to go, Poppy! Of course I also Skyped with Devin a few times today too. I sure miss him and can't wait to have this dang separation over with. This week, hopefully, this week!